Module7SummerinLosAngeles模塊拓展提升一、完形填空(難度:★★★)“Itisnevertoolateandyouarenevertoooldtostartsomethingnew!”saidEllenRema.Shebegantolearn

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?attheageoffifty.Injustafewyears,shehasmadealotofprogress.

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Ellenbeganwitheasycoursesandstudiedhard.“Mysonalwayssaid,‘Mum,youareabit

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?allmycoursesaftertwoyears,butIfoundIstillhaddifficultieswithgrammar.”

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?,shechosetocontinue.Afteranothertwoyears,she’sstillstudyingintheonlineclassroom.ButnowtomakeherEnglishbetter,shehassetnewgoals(目標(biāo))forherself.

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D.scaryBC二、閱讀理解(B篇)(難度:★★★)I’mstudyingEnglishinalanguageschoolintheUSA.Itisthesecondweekandeverythingisnewtome.Becauseofthedifferentlanguageandnewenvironment,Ifinditdifficulttogetusedtoschoollifehere.Inyesterday’sclass,MrPeterstalkedaboutbaseball.Hesaid,“BaseballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheUSA.IfyouhopetospeakEnglishwell,youmustunderstandbaseball.Firstyouneedtoknowtherules.Thenyouneedtotrytofindhowithastodowiththedailylife.”Hegaveussomeexpressionsandletusguessthemeanings.Ihadneverwatchedabaseballgamebefore,soIsatquietlyandjustlistenedtotheothers.Afterschool,ItookoutadictionaryandaskedoneofmyfriendsJakeforhelp.JakewaskindandpatientandhehadbeenintheUSAforseveralyears.Hetriedtoteachmethebaseballrules.Ilearnedthatbaseballisagamebetweentwoteamsofnineplayers.Inbaseball,aplayerononeteamthrowsasmallroundballataplayerontheotherteam,thentheplayerfromtheotherteamtriestohititwithabat.Hetoldmemanyrulesofthegame,butthemorehesaid,themoreconfusedIfelt!MaybeonedayIneedtowatcharealgametounderstandbetter!(

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)11.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofstudyingintheUSA?A.Fun.B.Easy.C.Boring.D.Hard.D(

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)12.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatwillMrPetersprobablyagreewith?A.Learningbaseballrulesisdifficult.B.BaseballisAmericans’favouritesport.C.Everystudentshouldlearntoplaybaseball.D.UnderstandingbaseballishelpfulinlearningEnglish.D(

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)13.Whydidthewriterkeepquietinyesterday’sclass?A.Becausehewastooshytospeak.B.Becausehedidn’tliketheteacher.C.Becausehecouldn’tlistentotheteacher.D.Becauseheknewnothingaboutbaseball.D(

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)14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confused”meaninthelastparagraph?A.Noteasytoseeclearly.B.Noteasytospeakfast.C.Noteasytounderstand.D.Noteasytohearclearly.C(

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)15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Alettertosaysorry.B.Apieceofadvice.C.Baseballrulesindifferentcultures.D.Apersonalexperience.D三、短文填空(難度:★★★)Thisweek,weaskedstudentsatNewStarHighSchoolaboutthebestwaystolearnEnglish.ManystudentssaidtheylearntEnglish

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?usingit.Somestudentshadmorespecificsuggestions.

LiLianli,for

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?,saidthebestwaytolearnnewwordswasreadingEnglishmagazines.Shesaidthatmemorizingthewordsofpopsongsalso

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?weaskedaboutstudyinggrammar,shesaid,“Ineverstudygrammar.It’stooboring.”

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?sixyearsandreallylovedit.Hethoughtstudyinggrammarwasagreatwaytolearna

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?.HealsothoughtthatwatchingEnglishmovieswasn’tabadway

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?hecouldwatchtheactorssaythewords.Sometimes,however,hefoundwatchingmoviesfrustrating(令人沮喪的)becausetheactorsspoketooquickly.

LiuChangsaidthat

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?theEnglishclubatschoolwasthebestwaytoimproveherEnglish.Studentscouldgetlotsofpracticeandtheycouldalsohavefun.Sheaddedthathavingconversationswithfriendswasnothelpfulat

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Robert@gmail.com.ukSubject:MysummerholidaysHiRobert,

ThisisourthirdweekhereinEuropeandwe’rehavingagreattime.Thepeoplehereareveryfriendlyandtheweatherisgood—eveninBritainitwassunnyandwarm!WeflewtoLondonfromMontrealandwespentfourdaysvisitingthecity.There’ssomuchtoseeanddo!

ThenwetooktheEurostartoParis.EurostarisarailwayserviceconnectingLondonwithParisandBrussels.Westayedwithmycousin,Angie,inParis.WedidsomesightseeingandwevisitedtheLouvreandtheEiffelTower.WehadsomewonderfulfoodinsmallrestaurantsintheLatinQuarter.Ilostmypassportintheunderground,sowewenttotheCanadianEmbassy(大使館)togetanother.

AfterParisweflewtoBarcelona,whereitwasveryhot.Wemadefriendswithsomelocalpeopleinarestaurantandtheytoldusalotaboutthecity.Wetookabustoasmalltownonthecoastandwefoundahotelwithabeautifulviewofthesea.WerelaxedonthebeachfortwodaysbeforemovingontoItaly.WearrivedhereinFlorence,acityinItaly,earlythismorningandwe’rehavingabigbreakfastbeforewegosightseeing.AfterFlorence,wearegoingtoRome,AthensandthenIstanbul.I’llwriteagainintwoweeks’time.GivemylovetoAnneandthechildren.Seeyousoon!Diana26.HowlonghasDianastayedinLondon?

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